- 21. Will electric trucks change transport?
- (Logistics)
- ... land is significant in overall competitiveness and the claimed 16% reduction in cost can deliver a competitive advantage. Reduced maintenance costs The Semi relies on electric motors that don’t require ...
- 22. DB Schenker Reduces Onboarding Time for eCommerce Customers
- (News)
- ... and several databases. DB Schenker can now quickly get its customers up and running, including logistics and supply chain services within only four weeks, providing an important competitive advantage. ...
- 23. Data Tsunami is Hurting Businesses
- (News)
- ... handle on it will be able to leverage it for competitive advantage.Patrick Burnson examines the problem and discusses the complexity it has created in his article on the Supply Chain Management Review ...
- 24. Moving Toward Integration
- (News)
- Integration between suppliers and buyers can be a competitive advantage. Unfortunately, a low percentage of relationships are at the stage where they can be considered advantageous. On the Supply Chain ...
- 25. Are Big Data Projects Paying Off?
- (News)
- Big Data projects aren't really paying off yet, according to research summarized by Anne Fisher on the Fortune site. A surprising number of the C-level participants stated that the increase in the amount ...
- 26. Procurement Can Deliver Savings
- (News)
- What's the value in building a great procurement team? How about twice the cost savings as can be produced by a mediocre group? Those are the results published in a recent AT Kearney report.According to ...
- 27. Joining Big Data and BI
- (News)
- In a Smart Data Collective article, Ray Major reviews current thinking on Big Data in the supply chain analytics arena. Although it's tempting to consider Big Data the 'silver bullet', according to Mr. ...
- 28. Innovation in the Supply Chain
- (Supply)
- ... competitive advantage. Supply chain and EDI doesn't always fall under the IT department, but the technology that powers the systems is the same stuff that IT deals with as a core competency. Here's a comment ...
- 29. Adopting E-Invoicing Can Bring Huge Cost Savings To European Businesses
- (Management)
- ... in the digital age and maintain their competitive advantage, both small and large organizations can no longer afford to ignore the business potential of e-invoicing. Developing the visibility of cash flow, ...
- 30. How Many Things Will You Connect to the IoT?
- (Technology)
- The more I read about how smart items are evolving, the more I'm convinced that the supply chain needs to be at the front of the line in devising strategies for dealing with, enabling, and making use of ...
- 31. The Cycle is Your Friend
- (Blogs)
- Gartner’s ‘Hype Cycle’ is a pretty handy little tool. It’s not exactly Moore’s Law, but as far as providing insight into where hot technologies are in the public conversation, it does a great job. If you ...
- 32. Competition for the Last Mile
- (Blogs)
- Whether you consider the ‘last mile’ challenge a customer service, supply chain, or logistics issue, it’s a topic that could be the next frontier for competitive advantage in the retail space. But what ...
- 33. ERP Customization
- (News)
- How much ERP customization is too much? That's a bit of a trick question. If you go vanilla, you could be missing out on functionality that may drive competitive advantage for you. Too much, though, and ...
- 34. Sustainable Execution
- (News)
- As an old operations guy, I'm a big believer in execution. But can it be a differentiator for your company?In an Enterprise Irregulars blog by Sameer Patel, we hear his thoughts on the importance of a ...
- 35. A New Take on Risk
- (News)
- Everyone tries to avoid risk. Is that wise, or are there alternative approaches that work? As usual, Jason Busch from Spend Matters has a unique view.If you can understand it thoroughly and quantify it, ...
- 36. Want to Outsource Warehouse Operations? Make Sure Real-time Data Sharing is Part of the Package
- (Logistics)
- ... data formats that enable electronic data sharing. EDI and other electronic data sharing technologies are competitive advantages for 3PLs – and they should be a priority for retailers as they shut down ...
- 37. The Importance of Supplier Visits
- (News)
- When the economy takes a hit, travel expenses are usually one of the first casualties. You have a lot of suppliers that need attention- should you postpone your visits?The staff at Supply Chain Digest ...
- 38. The Impact of Customer Service
- (News)
- Kate Leggett in Computerworld UK provides great insight into the value of customer service in enterprises. The bottom line and brand-related effects are undeniable. Read all about it HERE.
- 39. It's Risky Out Ther
- (Supply)
- ... do a better job identifying, managing, and reacting to risks, they’re often able to turn that expertise into competitive advantage. That’s a powerful incentive to improve risk management. The report further ...
- 40. It's Risky Out Ther
- (Logistics)
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